+10 for the astute Mullen reference And agree w @rockbox that he's nothing like osmand... honnold is not your stereotypical adrenaline junkie. He takes very calculated risks and isn't just chasing that adrenaline high. The documentary was fantastic btw.
Yeah I wasn't comparing the two other than climbing without ropes - Alex calls himself a endurance climber - Osman was a wild man, but his risks were calculated - he actually died doing a rope jump.
Leaving ropes out for months in the elements before a jump is not a calculated risk. It's poor judgement. He's the definition of an adrenaline junky. He just couldn't help himself.
Watched it again last night. Has to be one of my favorite films of all time. For real, check out "Meru" people, it's on Netflix.
I still can't fathom not having fear on a wall like that. **** just happens sometimes and a lot of **** could happen while climbing 4 hours straight.
I’m not a nature guy, but I thought this film was incredible. Saw it on the big screen and was riveted the entire time. My heart was racing for the entire final hour....I highly recommend this movie.
It won an Oscar tonight so that was cool. I saw it is premiering on March 3rd (I think) on National Geographic channel. I look forward to seeing it for the first time.